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Hurry to Host Independent Films and Filmakers!
 The Foundation's On Screen/In Person film touring program is currently accepting applications from nonprofit organizations and units of state or local government interested in bringing new independent American films and guest filmmakers to their communities in 2012-2013. Host sites must be based in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, U.S.Virgin Islands, Virginia or West Virginia. The application deadline for organizations interested as serving as host sites is Friday, December 2, 2011. Guidelines and application are available here. Filmmakers from anywhere in the United States interested in being considered for the program should visit www.withoutabox.com. The deadline for film submissions is February 3, 2012. Information on the current tour can be found here. Questions concerning On Screen/In Person should be directed to Ann Turiano at ann@midatlanticarts.org.
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International Grants Deadline Fast Approaching
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USArtists International grantee Liz Lerman Dance Exchange in The Matter
of Origins. Photo: Jaclyn Borowski |
The second of three application deadlines for the Foundation's USArtists International program is Friday, December 9, 2011 for engagements taking place between March 1, 2012 and February 28, 2013. This national initiative provides support to American dance, music and theater ensembles and solo performers that have been invited to perform at significant international festivals and engagements that represent extraordinary career opportunities anywhere in the world outside of the United States and its territories. Guidelines and the eGrant online application for USArtists International can be found here. Questions should be directed to Adam Bernstein at adam@midatlanticarts.org.
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American Masterpieces and Mid Atlantic Tours Funding Available
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Mid Atlantic Tours artist Red Baraat. Photo: Amy Touchette |
Fee support is available while funds last to presenters in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia booking artists on the Foundation's 2012-2013 American Masterpieces and Mid Atlantic Tours rosters. Presenters are encouraged to pursue this opportunity and secure artist engagements as soon as possible. The deadline for confirming any engagement proposed for support for either program is Friday, March 1, 2012, providing funds are still available. Find out more about the programs, artist rosters and how to access support for American Masterpieces and Mid Atlantic Tours engagements. Questions concerning these programs should be directed to Krista Bradley at krista@midatlanticarts.org. |
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Folk Arts Project Focus on Embroidery Traditions
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Vera Nakonechny will participate in the embroidery tradition folk arts outreach project. Photo courtesy of the artist. |
The Foundation's next Folk Arts Outreach Project will occur November 28-30, 2011 in Ithaca, New York pairing master textile artists Vera Nakonechny of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with Ithaca-based Eniko Farkas. The two artists will compare their distinct embroidery styles as well as their experiences as immigrants from Ukraine and Hungary, respectively. Together with host folklorists Ellen McHale and Lisa Overholster of the New York Folklore Society and visiting independent folklorist Amy Skillman, the group will discuss teaching, exhibition and preservation methodologies. A meeting with staff of the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees will focus on working with artists in local immigrant communities.The project will feature a gathering of needle artists open to the public at Ithaca's History Center on Tuesday, November 29. For more information about the program, visit Folk Arts Outreach Project. Questions should be directed to Sally Van de Water at sally@midatlanticarts.org. |
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PennPAT News
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PennPAT Roster Artist Pasión y Arte will showcase at APAP 2012. |
APAP NYC 2012
Several PennPAT Roster Artists will showcase at the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Annual Members Conference in New York City, January 6-10, 2012. Be sure to check our website regularly; more PennPAT Roster Artist showcases will be added. Visit PennPAT Director Katie West and MAAF staff at Booth #303 in Rhinelander Gallery.
Upcoming Deadline
The next presenter grant deadline is February 15, 2012, for projects scheduled between June 1, 2012 and May 31, 2014. eGrant is now available. Visit our website for application guidelines.
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Fourth Annual Maryland Presenters Networking Meeting
 There's still time for performing arts presenters in Maryland to register and attend the Maryland State Arts Council's (MSAC) annual presenter networking meeting on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. The meeting features sessions designed to keep presenters abreast of the latest developments in their field, including a forum with the Association of Performing Arts Presenters' new President & CEO Mario Garcia Durham; a presentation by the consulting firm Trudel | MacPherson on the effective use of digital communications and social media; and updates on funding opportunities available through Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. The meeting is free and lunch will be provided. For more information or to register, contact Sharon Blake, MSAC Program Director, Dance, Music & Theater at (410) 767-6536 or sblake@MSAC.org.
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